Nebraska carried out its first execution in more than two decades on Tuesday with the lethal injection of a convicted murderer who had been on death row for nearly twice that long.Carey Dean Moore, 60, was pronounced dead at 10:47 a.m. after he was... more››

Nebraska's first execution since 1997 took place Tuesday morning. Carey Dean Moore, who killed two Omaha cab drivers in 1979, was executed by lethal injection and died at 10:47 a.m. CT. Here's the latest (all times local):Tuesday 5:05 p.m.A... more››

District Court Judge Vicky Johnson has declared a mistrial in the prison riot murder trial of Eric Ramos and sent the jury home. The mistrial comes after concerns about police and prison investigators called as witnesses meeting over the weekend in... more››

A federal judge has refused to stop an execution in Nebraska, despite claims by a drug manufacturer its product was obtained improperly. U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf Friday afternoon refused to temporarily block the state from carrying out the... more››

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